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CAMRA Champion Beer Of Britain
'Bitter & Twisted' brewed by Harviestoun of Dollar in Clackmannanshire has been judged to be the Champion Beer in Britain by a panel of brewers, beer writers and journalists at the Great British Beer Festival. This is the second year in a row that a Scottish brewery has won this prestigious award following the success of Caledonian's Deuchars IPA in 2002. The beer is described in the 2003 edition of the Good Beer Guide as, 'a refreshingly hoppy beer with fruit throughout. A bitter-sweet taste with a long, dry, bitter finish. A golden session beer.' The Scottish brewed beer was chosen as the overall winner from over fifty finalists in four categories including beers from tiny micros to major regional brewers. Mike Benner, CAMRA's Head of Campaigns said, "It's great news for Harviestoun and for Scotland. Bitter & Twisted has long been a favourite of beer drinkers and I'm very pleased to see them win the most prestigious beer competition." Ken Brooker, Owner of Harviestoun said "I'm overjoyed. It really proves that Scottish brewers are leading the way on tasty and distinctive beers. I am pleased that all the hard work from the team at Harviestoun has paid off. It's a great way to launch our new brewery building." The Silver award went to Crouch Vale Brewer's Gold from Essex. Bronze went to Lidstones Rowley Mild from Suffolk.
Reproduced from the Full Pint, Issue 23.
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